Unique, Odd, or Interesting Signs aka The good, the bad, and the ugly

[hotdogPi]

C❤️RES.

cores

[jakeroot]

Or perhaps "Cvres"

As in "Virginia is for losers". 😋

[Harvestman]

C❤️RES.

cores

Kinda like those Jeep spare tire covers with paw prints in place of the "e"s.  I always read 'em as Joop.

[roadman65]

Usually only metric usage on signs use decimals. This one in Steele City, FL uses point five instead of one half.

[ari-s-drives]

Street blade for a street which you can only access from the other direction.

[ClassicHasClass]

I put that in the same category as street sign blades for cul-de-sacs that are visible but you can't actually get to from the "intersecting" road.

[hbelkins]

Thought this was interesting. On VA 18 between Paint Bank and Covington.

2021 Pre-back-to-the-office trip (KY-VA-WV) Day 2 - 045 by H.B. Elkins, on Flickr

[Occidental Tourist]

Thought this was interesting. On VA 18 between Paint Bank and Covington.

2021 Pre-back-to-the-office trip (KY-VA-WV) Day 2 - 045 by H.B. Elkins, on Flickr

Which gender is that?

[ClassicHasClass]

Prince.

[Scott5114]

Or perhaps "Cvres"

As in "Virginia is for losers". 😋

I actually had this all Photoshopped up and ready to post the next time a certain poster here started his next wave of Virginia jingoism, but he seems to have vanished for the time being.

[hbelkins]

Or perhaps "Cvres"

As in "Virginia is for losers". 😋

I actually had this all Photoshopped up and ready to post the next time a certain poster here started his next wave of Virginia jingoism, but he seems to have vanished for the time being.

Maybe he's on vacation in Pittsburgh...

[Bruce]

While I don't think any tall vehicles would take this road (there's a covered bridge nearby that is 11' 3", this is still a bit odd:

[Scott5114]

Some sort of protected area, I'm guessing? In most cases, the solution would be to remove the limb.

[Max Rockatansky]

Numerous G28-1 California Spades being used as reassurance shields on CA 43:

43CAb by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

43CAh by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

43CAi by Max Rockatansky, on Flickr

[tolbs17]

https://www.google.com/maps/@35.7503432,-78.6360404,3a,28.5y,35.69h,86.58t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sGedQ-SthHq01h0WVOTBRcw!2e0!5s20130401T000000!7i13312!8i6656

I was thinking this sign means there is a signal merging onto the highway.

[Big John]

^^I was thinking it is a short ramp with a hidden signal.

[tolbs17]

https://www.google.com/maps/@35.4348194,-78.0689333,3a,44.5y,319.58h,90.19t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sYRepr4mXW1e3OF5CA8bQUQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

confusing cause the lines are dotted.

[jakeroot]

https://www.google.com/maps/@35.4348194,-78.0689333,3a,44.5y,319.58h,90.19t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sYRepr4mXW1e3OF5CA8bQUQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

confusing cause the lines are dotted.

Can't quite tell if that's trying to encourage zipper merging or not.

Certainly double-solid white lines would be better. And/or a different sign, such as "do not change lanes" or "stay in lane".

[roadfro]

https://www.google.com/maps/@35.4348194,-78.0689333,3a,44.5y,319.58h,90.19t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sYRepr4mXW1e3OF5CA8bQUQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

confusing cause the lines are dotted.

Can't quite tell if that's trying to encourage zipper merging or not.

Certainly double-solid white lines would be better. And/or a different sign, such as "do not change lanes" or "stay in lane".

Not even sure what those signs are trying to accomplish in the first place. The two lanes merge down to one lane not too far past this point before the ramp joins the road below, so a regulation to not pass or to stay in lane isn't really advisable in this case.

[JoePCool14]

https://www.google.com/maps/@35.4348194,-78.0689333,3a,44.5y,319.58h,90.19t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sYRepr4mXW1e3OF5CA8bQUQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

confusing cause the lines are dotted.

Can't quite tell if that's trying to encourage zipper merging or not.

Certainly double-solid white lines would be better. And/or a different sign, such as "do not change lanes" or "stay in lane".

Not even sure what those signs are trying to accomplish in the first place. The two lanes merge down to one lane not too far past this point before the ramp joins the road below, so a regulation to not pass or to stay in lane isn't really advisable in this case.

They probably didn't want cars trying to speed up to pass one another before the merge, for fear of them not making the curve without crashing. But that's stupid. There's plenty of situations like this that don't warrant that signage. And even then, "Stay in Lane" and a solid white line would be much more appropriate for conveying that message.

[J N Winkler]

They probably didn't want cars trying to speed up to pass one another before the merge, for fear of them not making the curve without crashing. But that's stupid. There's plenty of situations like this that don't warrant that signage. And even then, "Stay in Lane" and a solid white line would be much more appropriate for conveying that message.

In context, this looks to me like a state-specific signing treatment intended to convey "Do not rush to cut off someone in the right lane."  "Stay In Lane" and a solid white line would not be appropriate because traffic in the right-hand lane does need to change out of it before it tapers off.

[jakeroot]

So, it's basically just a nanny sign. Typical.

Don't tell me when I have to merge. I'll merge at the taper if I damn well please.

[tolbs17]

Makes no fucking sense at all. The southern end of the bypass in Ayden doesn't have them.

[Scott5114]

Don't tell me when I have to merge. I'll merge at the taper if I damn well please.

Except in Oklahoma, of course, where it is (was?) illegal to merge at the taper.

[jakeroot]

Don't tell me when I have to merge. I'll merge at the taper if I damn well please.

Except in Oklahoma, of course, where it is (was?) illegal to merge at the taper.

Yeah, thankfully that's a "was".